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World J Clin Cases. Dec 26, 2024; 12(36): 6867-6870
Published online Dec 26, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i36.6867
Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of insomnia based on microbial-gut-brain axis theory
Xue-Jian Wang
Xue-Jian Wang, Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu Province, China
Xue-Jian Wang, Department of Neurosurgery, Lueyang People's Hospital, Hanzhong 723000, Shaanxi Province, China
Author contributions: Wang XJ designed the research, drafted and revised the article; the author read and approved the final version of the manuscript to be published.
Supported by The Science and Technology Program of Nantong Health Committee, China, No. MA2019003 and No. MA2021017; and The Science and Technology Program of Nantong City, China, No. KD2021JYYJYB025, No. JCZ2022040, and No. KD2022KYJJZD022.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no any conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Xue-Jian Wang, MD, PhD, Surgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 666 Shengli Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu Province, China. 6841441@163.com
Received: May 28, 2024
Revised: September 6, 2024
Accepted: September 13, 2024
Published online: December 26, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: In recent years, insomnia has gradually become a common disease in society, which seriously affects people's quality of life. At present, with the deepening of research on intestinal microbiota-gut-brain axis in Western medicine, many studies suggest that regulating the gastrointestinal tract can treat brain-related diseases.